Cash-register.



R. TREBER.

CASH REGISTER.

APPLIGATION FILED 0021:.10, 1910.

Patented June 25, 1912.

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CASH REGISTER.

APPLICATION FILED 001 .10, 1910.

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REUBEN TREBER, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

CASH-REGISTER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented June 25, 1912.

Application filed October 10, 1910. Serial No. 586,370.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, REUBEN TREBER, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the city of Portland, county of Multnomah, and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Caslr Registers, of which the following is a specification,

The present invention relates to that class of cash registers in which a tablet or check, marked to represent a specific denomination or sum of money, is released from a receptacle, by the operation of a device correspondingly identified, and exposed to view while a normally closed drawer is simultaneously opened for the deposit therein of a like sum in cash. j

The improvements are more particularly intended for the amplification of principles and features of general construction, and improving the operation set forth in Letters Patentaof the United States No. 954,363 issued to me on the 5th day of April, 1910, for a cash register of the class above mentioned, but also serve the purpose of simplifying and cheapening the whole structure, rendering the several parts morethoroughly interchangeableand easier of removal and assemblage,--and provide for the embodiment of additional valuable features by which novel and useful results are attained, and the general efficiency of the register enhanced. I

To these ends, my improvement consists, chiefly, in such an arrangement of the tablet-ejecting mechanism, and tablet holders, in connection with the other features of the register, that the pull buttons or fingergrips of the ejectors'may be disposed above the horizontal top-plate of the casing with their numerals in plain view and clear of the front sight-openings ;also in the construction whereby each tablet is pushed out of its receptacle by the end of the ejector instead of having to first fall into a confined aperture in the ejector-plate itself and then be pulled into the position where it may fall before the sight-opening ;-also in means for positively holding the tablet for any desired period behind the sight glass in proper readable position, or while the user is making change, such means being also adapted to simultaneously and finally release the tablet representing the preceding transaction, and allow it to fall into the drawer beneath and also means for holding the tablet concerned in such last transaction upright and close behind the sight glass for the full period elapsing between any two transactions; and further, in an arrangement whereby an accurate count may be made at all times, by sight alone and without disarrangement of any mechanism, of the number and value of the tablets which have been deposited in the drawer, and of those remaining in the chutes or holders, and whereby their exact amounts ma be immediately and positively determined Certain other details, features and combinations are also included in my improvements, for full comprehension of which, and of the general construction and operation of the register, reference must be had to the following description in connection with the accompanying drawings illustrating a preferred form of apparatus.

In said drawings similar letters and numerals of reference indicate like parts in the several figures.

Figure 1 is a. combined plan and horizontal section of my register, the section being taken on line 1, 1, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a combined front elevation and vertlcal section, the latter part being taken on line 2, 2, Fig. 1. Fig, 3 is a transverse vertical section on line 8, 3, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar view looking toward the reverse end, on line 4:, 4, Fig. 2. Fig; 5 is a transverse vertical section on the same line as Fig. 3, but showing the ejecting, tablet-holding, and drawerlocking devices in their reverse position, and wit-h the drawer partly Open. Fig. 6 is a front sectional elevation of the rock-bar and its immediate adjuncts, including the no-sale operating device. Figs. 7 and 8 are, respectively, an enlarged plan and front elevation of the tablet holder and the several tablet-s, the latter view having the inner sight-glass removed, and showing the means of computing the numbers and values of the tablets or checks used and unused, and such corresponding cash as they represent in both situations.

- G representsthe casing of the register preferably rectangular inform, provide with a front sight-opening S closed by a removable glass Gr, proper wall-guides for the drawer D, and a removable top-plate T in two divisions, one of which is preferably adapted to be withdrawn from the front (for the insertion of the tablets) when a lock Z is opened, and the rear division capabio of being readily unscrewed and slid out;a plurality of slots z, 25, in this topplate are provided through which the stems or supports of a corresponding plurality of pull-buttons or finger-grips P, P, exposed above the top-plate, may have free movement back and forth in the operation of the tablet-ejecting devices, as will be hereinafter described.

Each of the side-walls of the casing C has a vertical groove 10 for the reception of tongues 11 formed on the ends of a removable tablet holder 12', which thus extends transversely of the casing and in full view from the sight opening S. This tablet holder 12 is constructed with a plurality of recesses forming chutes 13, preferably rectangular, and open at their front sides, but having a removable inner sight glass 13*, so as to expose the edges of the superposed tablets 11- deposited therein, such tablets bearing numerals 011 their flat faces corresponding to numerals upon the topfaces of the pullbuttons P, and expressing similar values in money. Preferably cast in one with the tablet-holder proper and disposed immediately beneath the same, is a hollow guide-block 15, the top-plate 16 of which is horizontal, the back wall 17 vertical, and the front wall 18 being partly sloping and partly vertical, proper horizontal ways 19 and 20 being formed in the holder 12 and block 15 for the passage of the ejectors and of the tablet-supporting plates to be more particularly referred to.

The ejectors 21 are disposed so as to be moved horizontally across the lower ends of the tablet chutes 13, and lie normally with their forward ends just behind the lowermost tablets resting uponthe plate 16, so as to eject same one at a time as the corresponding pull-button P is operated, and cause them to slide down the incline of the front wall 18 of the hollow block 15 until they are arrested by the tablet support, at which point they are held in full view through the outer sight glass G until the pull-button is released and the parts resume their normal position as seen particularly inFig. 5, and as will be explained in the operation. Vertical bars 22 forming stems or supports for the pull-buttons P as already mentioned, extend from the ejectors 21, through the slots 25 in the top-plate T of the casing, and have connected thereto and to a rib 23 or suitable lugs formed on the rear wall of the casing, springs 24 normally out of tension.

Depending from the ejectors 21 at their rear ends are lugs 25, adapted to engage with stop-bars 26 standing at right angles and normally in a vertical linefrom a rock-shaft 28 extending transversely of the casing C and journaled in the end walls thereof. A spring 29 disposed between one or more of the stop-bars 26 and the rear wall 17 of the tablet-holder, and normally out of compression, affords the necessary tension to the movement of the rock-shaft 28. Those of the stop-bars 26 which lie nearest the ends of the rock-shaft, with alined extensions 27 from the opposite face of such rock-shaft, I will now for greater clearness designate as the levers 30,the same being used for communicating motion from the rock-shaft to the devices for supporting the tablets during their periods of exposure at the sightopening S, first, ust after leaving the chutes, and second, before their final discharge into the compartment D of drawer D. To this end, and also for accommodating a no sale device N to be hereinafter described, these levers 30 are located conveniently close to the end walls of the casing, so as to receive pins 31, 32, extending from the side bars 33 and 3 1, of the tablet-supporting plates 35 and 36, respectively, such side-bars 33, 3 1 lying parallel with the side-walls, and such supporting-plates 35, 36 being at right angles thereto or transversely of the casing. The levers 30 have slots at or near their outer ends to loosely receive the pins 31, 32, and thus form self-adjusting connections with the bars 33, 34.

The side-bars 31 and the tablet-supporting plate 36 he immediately below and free to move clear of the block 15, and the bar which is situated at that end of the casing shown in the sections Figs. 3 and 5, has a depending lug 34 at its inner end, movablyengaging the shorter arm of a suitablyformed locking lever 35, pivoted at 35 to the adjacent casing wall, the longer arm of such lever terminating in a latch 35 (preferably counterweighted) normally engaging a notch (l in the contiguous end wall of the drawer D, as seen in Fig. 3, and adapted to assume the reverse position shown in Fig. 5, when the drawer has been opened.

The no sale device 1* is shown more particularly in Fig. 6, and consists of a spindle or pin n passing through a suitable slot 0 in one of the end walls of the casing C, to engagementwith one of the movable side-bars 33, or with one of the levers 30, in such manner that the rock-shaft 28 may be actuated and the drawer D opened Without disturbing any of the ejectors 91 or dis charging any tablet from its chute, the movement of the no sale spindle n, being forward or away from contact with lugs 25 on the ejectors 21.

Referring now particularly to Figs. 1, Q and 1, I will describe my present improvement in the mechanism for sounding the alarm when the drawer is opened.

As in my previous Patent No. 954,363, 1 place a spring 36, normally in compression, between the back wall of the drawer D and the rear wall. of the casing C, so that when the drawer lock is withdrawn said drawer may be forced open by the expansion of the spring, and the striker of a bell operated simultaneously. Here, I prefer to mount the spring 36 upon a support 37 aflixed to the casing wall, and fasten one end of the spring to such support while its other end is free to simply impact the drawer-wall, which arrangement will permit the drawer to be drawn out its full length.

The alarm is sounded by the following devices: A foot-block 38 is carried by the casing at any suitable point near one side of and behind the drawer D, and to this is fastened the lower end of a resilient plate 39, having an offset 39 at its upper end adapted to be engaged by a latch 40 on the free end of a spring plate 40 which is laid along and fastened to the adjacent side wall of the drawer. The dotted lines in Fig. 4 show thereverse or disengaged positions of these spring-plates'39 and -10, and a guiding rib 0 on the casing wall just above the drawer serves to hold the latch 410 down while the drawer is being moved either out or in. The plate 39 also supports a striker 11 adapted to forcibly contact 'a gong 42 supported upon the inner face of the end wall (as shown in all of the figures not specially referred to) when the latch 40 has released the spring i plate 39.

My improvement for computingat a glance through the sight-glassthe number and cash value of such tablets or checks as may have been used and for which a corresponding amount in coin should be present in the drawer at any particular time-will be best understood by referring more especially to Figs. 7 and 8, where said feature is embodied with the other elements or devices going to make up that part of my cash register.

Upon those parts of the tablet-holder 12 which form the partitions between the several coin-chutes 13, (or I may use the sightglass 13 instead) and close to one edge of each of the latter, I imprint columns of immerals to correspond with the numerical values or designations of the tablets held by the respective chutes preferably commencing with zero at the top and ending at the bottom of each chute, (or at that point which meets the horizontal top 16 of the block 15,) with numerals indicating the full aggregate value of the tablets supposed to be contained therein above. After the Zero point, the first figure will indicate the denomination or value of each of the tablets in each individual chute. For instance The register has six chutes containing tabto enable a person to readcommencing with the space immediately above the uppermost tablets or checks remaining'in the respective chutes at any time of computation;the aggregate value of those previously used or discharged into the drawer in the course of business. The one dollar chute shows 952; the 40 cent chute four tab lets or an aggregatevalue of 160 cents; the 30 cent chute 150 cents; and the 25 cent chute 115 cents; and so on, which several totals added together represent the cash which has taken the place of the tablets in credit to the register. Further explanation of this feature of my invention is believed to be unnecessary, its operation and advantages being so manifestly apparent.

The operation of the register generally, may be expressed briefly as follows, confining the description to one transaction employing a single unit of the multiple mechanism:Assuming that a previous transaction has netted and recorded, say, 30 cents, and that the tablet of that denomination is resting upon the tablet-plate 36, behind the front sight-glass G eand that it is desired to receive and record, saya 15 cent sale that one of the pull-buttons P which represents the latter denomination is pulled forward in the line of its slot 6, against the restraint of its spring 24, and. causing its ejector 21 to dislodge-the lowermost tablet in the 15 cent chute and allow it to slide down the incline 18 of the block 15. At the same time the lug 25 of this ejectorhas engaged one of the stop-bars 26 and caused the rockshaft 28 to move from its normal position (which is shown clearly in Figs. 3 and 4-) into that shown in Fig. 5, where the levers 3have been canted so as to reciprocate the bars 33, 34: and the tablet-supporting plates 35, 36,the plate 36 which previously afforded a rest for the exposed tablet having receded and thus caused the latter to fall into the compartment D of the drawer just before it has been sprung open; the plate 35 has simultaneously moved out through the opening 20 in the block 15 and arrested the tablet last discharged from the chute and before it has left the incline 18, leaving it exposed to view through the outer sight-glass ust as long as the operator holds the pull-button from backward movement;when he releases his hold upon the latter, the springs 24 and 29 restore all the above movable parts to their normal positions, at which stage the drawer D may be over those disclosed in my previous patent, will be appreciated, not only as regards the practical operation of the register generally, but also in those details of construction which tend to simplify and cheapen the various parts and render them easy of assemblage and ready of inspection and adjustment at all times.

It must be understood, that while I have disclosed what I esteem a preferred form of construct-ion and arrangement, I do not limit myself thereto, as the same may be modified and varied according to mechanical skill and judgment without departing from any essential principle or sacrificing the advantages derived from my invention.

hat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:

1. In a cash register employing denominational tablets or checks to record transactions, the combination with a casing having a sight-opening at one of its sides, a horizontal slot in its top plate, and a drawer or receptacle for cash and used tablets or checks, and capable of being opened automatically,and with a holder or chute adapted to contain a superposed plurality of such tablets or checks of like denomination,of an ejector positioned for lateral movement against the edge of the lowermost of such tablets or checks,a pull-button denominationally-marked to correspond with the tablets, such pull-button being exposed above the top plate of the casing in the line of the slottherein and having a vertical stem so connected through the slot with the ejector as to insure a joint movement therewith,means for effecting a coincident opening of the drawer,means for temporarily holding each tablet discharged from the holder or chute in view of the operator through the sight-opening pending the release of the pull-button,and means simultaneously operated by the movement of said pull-button whereby the tablet representing a previous transaction may be first finally discharged into the drawer or receptacle, and a support innnediately afterward afforded for the tablet indicating the present transaction through the sight glass, which support and exposure shall continue pending another positive movement of the pullbutton by the operator and the ejection of another tablet from the holder.

2. Ina cash register of the class described, the combination with a casing having a sight-opening in its frontwall, a slidable slotted top plate, and a drawer or receptacle for cash and used tablets below, of a vertically-removable holder having a plurality of chutes for containing pluralities of superposed tablets of differing denominational values-one value for each chute such chutes being open at their fronts adjacent to the sight-opening,a corresponding plurality of horizontally-movable ejector-s, finding ways in said holder and adapted to contact the rear edges of the lowermost tablets in the respective chutes and having vertical extensions beyond the rear of said holder projecting through the slots in the top-plate of the casing and having lugs depending at their rear ends,-a plurality of pull-buttons marked to correspond numerically with the tablets in the diiferent chutes and mounted upon said extensions of the ejectors above said top-plate, and each in alinement with its own slot therein,a rockshaft ournaled transversely in the casing, levers fixed to and moving with such rock shaft, whereby the movement of any pullbutton along its slot will cause the ejector connected to such pull-button to move simultaneously and in the same direction and plane. t

3. In a cash register, the combination with the casing and a drawer therein adapted to be automatically unlocked by the operation of the keys or buttons, said casing having a gong fixed to its rear wall, a support and a spring upon said support contacting but not aflixed to the end wall of the drawer, and normally in compression,of a block fixed to the casing behind the drawer, a resilient plate fastened at its lower end to said block and having an off-set at its upper free end and a gong-striker carried by said ofl set, a spring plate laid along and fastened at one end to a side wall of the drawer, and having a latch at its free end adapted for interlatching engagement with the off-set of the resilient plate.

In testimony whereof, I have signed in the presence of the subscribing witnesses.

REUBEN TREBER.

Witnesses J. H. Mon'roN,

GEORGE TazwELL.

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